Council OKs Tax Break for Domestic Partners
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The San Jose City Council voted unanimously to write an ordinance that would exempt gay and lesbian domestic partners from having to pay a property transfer tax.
The exemption, which was passed Tuesday, also would apply to unmarried heterosexual couples older than 62. Implementing the proposed law could take several months.
San Francisco city and county, Oakland and Berkeley already have transfer tax exemptions for domestic partners.
The ordinance would apply only to couples registered with the state as domestic partners. About 185 couples have registered in San Jose.
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